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Home Economics Department

Parkhill School Home Economics Department

Rationale

As part of a health promoting school, the Home Economics Department aims to provide pupils with the practical skills and knowledge to enable them to adopt a healthier lifestyle. They will participate in a range of activities that follow current dietary guidelines. The department is committed to all pupils accessing the curriculum from S1 – S6

Aims

To achieve this, the department strives to –

  • Create a positive and safe learning environment for all students
  • Foster positive behaviour and attitudes among pupils
  • Offer a wide range of experiences in S1 – S3 as part of the Broad General Education (BGE)
  • Offer a range of Home Economics courses at Senior Phase which will motivate and challenge and allow pupils to progress
  • Provide the opportunity for all pupils to realise their full potential
  • Encourage pupils to take responsibility for their learning
  • Keep up to date with new developments and initiatives in this subject
  • Identify opportunities to develop education/community links within the curriculum
  • Recognise that individuals have differing learning styles and to provide a varied and stimulating learning environment for all students

·         Implement the Teaching and Learning Policy of the school.

  • Recognise that all areas of the curriculum are  a responsibility for all

 

Broad General Education

Pupils are allocated 2 periods per week. This is presented as a double period. During this time pupils will be involved in a wide range of activities including practical cookery lessons, event planning, research, organising displays of work and any relevant paperwork related to the topic.

Throughout S1 – S3 pupils will learn about and take part in the following topics:

·         Food safety 

·         Safety in the kitchen

·         Food hygiene 

·         Personal hygiene

·         Healthy eating

·         Nutrition

·         Food labelling

·         Current dietary advice

·         Practical food preparation skills

·         Organisational skills

·         Working with others

·         Food journeys

·         Food from around the world

·         Food provenance

·         Locally produced food / seasonal food

·         Health promotion events

·         Inter disciplinary learning

Pupils will work independently, in pairs or in a group situation to complete a variety of tasks. This will improve their practical skills, organisational skills, social skills and also help develop confident individuals.

Senior Phase

Senior pupils will be allocated 3 periods per week. There will be 1 single period and 1 double. During the single period, pupils will be involved in discussing and planning for the practical lesson. During the double period, pupils will complete their practical activities and any relevant paperwork relating to the unit of study.

Throughout S4 – S6 SQA National Courses from N2, N3 and N4 are on offer:-

National 2 – Food Health and Wellbeing

·         Food Preparation

·         Food for Health

·         Independent Living Skills

National 3/4 – Hospitality: Practical Cookery

·         Cookery Skills, Techniques and Processes

·         Understanding and Using Ingredients

·         Organisational Skills for Cooking

National 3/4 – Health and Food Technology

·         Food for Health

·         Food Product Development

Contemporary Food Issues